Month: August 2012
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Rhafael Aseo
Vincent Rhafael Aseo is an illustrator and designer based in Makati, Phillippines. After graduating from the Asia Pacific College school of Multimedia Arts, he worked with companies like BoNa Coffee Company, Sujivana, Onyx Web Wizards, Bohemian Trading Co and Freespeech Publications, and is currently taking on freelance assignments. Aseo works in vector illustration, creating pieces…
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Figure & Gesture Drawing Tool
Though figure drawing classes and open studio sessions are frequently available at art schools and artist organizations in larger metropolitan areas (see my post on the Directory of Figure Drawing Sessions), it’s not always easy or convenient to find a class nearby. In 2007 I wrote an article about online or on disc substitutes for…
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Eye Candy for Today: Kawase Hasui woodblock print
Need to cool off? Shiba (No) Zojo-ji, color woodblock print by Kawase Hasui. On Met Museum. Use Fullscreen link and download arrow.
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Nelson Shanks (update)
I had the pleasure on Wednesday night of attending a figure painting demonstration by Nelson Shanks at Studio Incamminati here in Philadelphia. Shanks is a well known and highly regarded American artist and teacher, known in particular for his portraits of iconic contemporary figures. His work has been exhibited in numerous museums and prestigious galleries,…
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Eye Candy for Today: Inness On the Delaware
On the Delaware River, George Inness. On Google Art Project, click in lower right of image for zoom controls. Original is in the Brooklyn Museum. Even in his earlier, more realist works, a master of suggestion. See my previous post on George Inness.
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The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, 4th Edition
Like the 1930’s Hollywood cliché of the civilized explorers wowing the backward and worshipful natives with the “magic” of a cigarette lighter held aloft at a dramatic moment, there has long been an assignment of magic to the ability to draw and paint realistically in our culture. This comes from the notion that the ability…